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Frauds use FM's pic to dupe ex-doc of Rs.1.4 cr

MUMBAI, Nov. 23 -- In yet another instance of cyber frauds invoking the names of famous personalities in the finance world to dupe their victims, a retired doctor from Mahim was cheated of nearly Rs.1... Read More


29 colleges fail to display fee online; FRA sets Rs.1 lakh penalty

Mumbai, Nov. 23 -- The Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) has imposed a Rs.1 lakh penalty on 29 colleges across the state for failing to display their approved fee details on their official websites. Unde... Read More


State moves to monetise encroached govt land

Mumbai, Nov. 23 -- Facing a mounting financial strain, the Maharashtra government has directed all its departments to remove or regularise encroachments on land owned by them across cities and to leas... Read More


Fugitive arrested 24 yrs after hacking pregnant sister-in-law

navi MUMBAI, Nov. 23 -- Nearly 24 years after he allegedly hacked his nine-month pregnant sister-in-law to death, a 49-year-old man who had all but disappeared off the police radar has been arrested f... Read More


A third of Mumbaiites have poor public transport access: IIT study

Mumbai, Nov. 23 -- Nearly one in three Mumbaiites-about 3.95 million people, or 31.8% of the city's population-live in areas with poor access to public transport, according to a recent study by the ci... Read More


Greens lambast debris-dumping at Chena river bank

MUMBAI, Nov. 23 -- Fresh dumping of debris, excavation and concreting along the banks of the Chena river near Ghodbunder Road over the past two days have triggered concerns among environmental activis... Read More


Thane-Belapur Road set for Rs.846-crore makeover to boost airport access

Navi Mumbai, Nov. 23 -- With the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) expected to commence full-scale operations within a year, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has launched an Rs.846 ... Read More


Crime branch nabs three men for home invasion in Vasai

MUMBAI, Nov. 23 -- The Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) crime branch on Friday arrested three men in Nandgaon, Karnataka who allegedly stormed into a flat in a Vasai housing complex earlier this week... Read More


2 held for trafficking Indians to Myanmar

New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- Two people have been arrested by Delhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit for their alleged involvement in trafficking of Indian nationals to Myanm... Read More


3 dead, 12 injured as SUV overturns

Pune, Nov. 23 -- Three pilgrims were killed and 12 others injured after an overloaded Bolero jeep overturned following a tyre burst near Andur Phata on the Solapur-Hyderabad highway at around 11.30am ... Read More